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June 2010 Reflection
The day has come. We have finally received our coveted Mitchell rings. They are gorgeous pieces of jewelry made of recycled silver that came engrained with several symbols, including the salmon of knowledge. I’m still trying to figure out what … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged International Human Rights Law, Michael Solis, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, Princeton University
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March 2010 Reflection
Spring has sprung and much has happened since the swap of seasons. A few weeks ago I had a nasty encounter with a gang of kids who hurled a rock through my second-story window, sending shards of shattered glass all … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged International Human Rights Law, Michael Solis, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, Princeton University
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January 2010 Reflection
Before coming to Galway, Seena Perumal, a former Mitchell Scholar, informed me to be wary of the city and its curious nickname: the graveyard of ambition. The graveyard of ambition? I asked myself with a laugh. Is she telling me … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2010, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged International Human Rights Law, Michael Solis, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, Princeton University
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November 2009 Reflection
Due to a hurricane that was spinning its way up the East Coast, the Newark airport personnel assigned me to an earlier flight that was only minutes away from boarding. The problem, however, was that I had just checked in … Continue reading
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Tagged International Human Rights Law, Michael Solis, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, Princeton University
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May 2005 Reflection
It seems incredible to believe that the school year is over. Classes ended a week ago and although most students are still in the midst of exams and papers, many of my classmates will be taking off shortly after finishing … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Comparative Ethnic Conflict, Cynthia Romero, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Princeton, Princeton University, QUB, Queens University Belfast
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May 2005 Reflection
I have a Belarussian passport. It’s not mine, it’s someone else’s, but it’s in my possession. And in case you are wondering why, I will share. One of my classmates in Galway is Belarussian and invited me to visit home. … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged Economic Policy Evaluation, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, Princeton, Princeton University, Robert Mulcare
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March 2005 Reflection
Since my last report in January posted on the US-Ireland Alliance site, life in Galway has moved on. I wish it hadn’t, but it has, as it must. Or so I was told it must. I’ve wandered through many of … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged Economic Policy Evaluation, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, Princeton, Princeton University, Robert Mulcare
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March 2005 Reflection
Although I definitely feel settled in Belfast as my home and most days are spent just enjoying the company of good friends, enjoying this semester’s classes especially one module on international security in which the professor brings a refreshing historian’s … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Comparative Ethnic Conflict, Cynthia Romero, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Princeton, Princeton University, QUB, Queens University Belfast
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January 2005 Reflection
My New Years Resolutions, 2005… REPEAT 2004 CHRISTMAS IN 2005 ~ Galway is decked out wonderfully over the Holiday season. Over half the city energy supply seems devoted to Christmas lights on the cobblestoned pedestrian walkways. Truly spectacular. Despite exams … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged Economic Policy Evaluation, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, Princeton, Princeton University, Robert Mulcare
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January 2005 Reflection
It’s hard to believe I’ve already been living in Belfast for almost four months. As I arrived back from Christmas break, there was a definite sense of familiarity at the sight of the Victorian brownstones and Ulster accent that gave … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Comparative Ethnic Conflict, Cynthia Romero, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Princeton, Princeton University, QUB, Queens University Belfast
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November 2004 Reflection
Greetings from Galway!!! What a fantastic, dream-like experience this Mitchell year has been and promises yet to be. But, without lapsing too far into grandiose hyperbole, I am happy to report that my three personal goals for the year appear … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged Economic Policy Evaluation, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, Princeton, Princeton University, Robert Mulcare
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November 2004 Reflection
The past two months in Belfast have definitely been an eye opener in terms of what it is like to live in a post conflict society— but it has been a subtle process as the city slowly reveals the peculiarities … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Comparative Ethnic Conflict, Cynthia Romero, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, Princeton, Princeton University, QUB, Queens University Belfast
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